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: the associate members, and they shall consist of a President, - 
| . first and second Vice Presidents, a Corresponding 
Librarian. Said officers shall be elected at the first stated meeting 
in the year, by ballot, and shall hold their offices for one — 
than those ‘specially excepted ; to call extraordinary — | 
. : : Preaident, the same ies the absence of f both Presi President — = 
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months, or longer, shall be exonerated from the payment of all 
dues accruing during his absence. 
Szc. 8. If any person shall be balloted for and rejected, or 
his name be withdrawn previously to the ballot, no entry of said 
rejection or withdrawal shall be made on the minutes of the 
Academy. 
Src. 9. No person who has been proposed for membership 
and who has for any reason failed to be elected, shall be again 
proposed within the next six months. 
Src. 10. Any member may resign by notifying the Record- 
ing Secretary of such intention, provided he produces to the said 
Secretary a certificate from the Treasurer that all arrears due 
from him to the Academy have been discharged. 
Src. 11. Members may be expelled from the Academy - a 
_yote of a majority (being not less than twelve) of the members _ 
‘present, at any regular meeting, for any act of flagrant disrespect 
to the officers or members, or for any intentional violation of the 
constitution, or for any grossly immoral conduct: provided, how-— 
ever, that no member shall be thus expelled without having an 
opportunity of being heard in his own defence. 
ARTICLE IV. 
OFFICERS. 
“Sxction i ‘The officers of the Academy shall be chosen from 
ing Secretary, a Treasurer, a Board of Curators, are 
until their successors are elected. — 
Src. 2. It shall be the duty of the President to 5 preaiaa a over 
the meetings of the Academy; to nominate all committees other _ 
the ‘Tequest, in writing, of cc associate members; fo 
ig vote, and to sign all ll orders on the Treasurer. 
“Sec -3- Thed ties of the 1st Vice President shall be the same 
as those of the President, during his absence ; and of the 2d Vice 
Pb sage President. 
